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KAIROS Partners Murdered in Philippines: A Response to the Massacre
November 26, 2009
Attention: Religion, Foreign, and Human Rights Journalists For Immediate Release Thursday, 26 November 2009 (Toronto) KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives condemns the murder of 57 people in the Philippines, including two of its human rights partners, and calls on the…
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Championing peace by making Canadian corporations accountable
April 13, 2017
Can Canada champion world peace while simultaneously supporting Canadian extractive companies that are accused of human and ecological rights violations? This question is of course rhetorical. Yet despite its stated interest in becoming more engaged in international peace and security,…
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TAKE ACTION to stop state-sponsored killings and human rights violations in the Philippines
August 24, 2021
Hundreds of thousands of Indigenous peoples, land and human rights defenders, and low-income people are being displaced, terrorized, jailed and killed in the Philippines by their own government. SEND A LETTER TO YOUR MP NOW! INVESTIGATE PH is documenting these abuses in a series of three reports. The second report,…
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Solidarity Statement on the occasion of the May 2 Ecumenical Sunday of Lament in the Philippines
April 30, 2021
Respect and Protect God’s Gift of Life and Reject the Prevailing Culture of Violence and Death! Let us all Pray and Work for a Just and Lasting Peace. On April 28 and 29, 2021 the Asia Pacific Forum (APF) met in its…
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How Canada can better its brand in the Philippines
March 22, 2017
Communities in the Philippines would benefit from the appointment of an independent extractive-sector ombudsperson to monitor Canadian mining operations overseas. Canadian mining companies are often the face of Canada in the Global South. For those affected by these companies, this…
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ICHRP calls for continued ICC investigation of Duterte’s crimes against humanity in the wake of government attempts to shield perpetrators
August 4, 2022
ICHRP calls for continued ICC investigation of Duterte’s crimes against humanity in the wake of Marcos government’s attempts to shield perpetrators by refusing to rejoin Refusal of the Marcos Administration to rejoin the ICC shields Duterte and his policies of…
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Canada must act now to stop Duterte’s war against the Filipino people
November 30, 2021
I work with human rights defenders and peacebuilders in some of the most dangerous places in the world. I fear for their safety, and sometimes my worst fears come true. This happened in August last year. Zara Alvarez, a well-known human…
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KAIROS Times: March 2017
March 3, 2017
Education for Reconciliation update – Exciting meeting in Manitoba! Our Land, Our Rights, Our Peace: Philippine leaders visit Canada KAIROS welcomes the Canadian government’s renewed commitment to women peace builders Save the date! Kitchi Blanket Exercise, June 2, Parliament Hill…
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KAIROS partners in the Philippines seek a meeting with Prime Minister Harper
November 9, 2012
KAIROS civil society partners in the Philippines are seeking a meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper to discuss allegations of irresponsible activities of certain Canadian mining companies. The Ecumenical Voice for Peace and Human Rights in the Philippines (EcuVoice), Kalikasan…
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Investigate PH releases 2nd report on escalating human rights violations in the Philippines
July 7, 2021
Yesterday, INVESTIGATE PH released its second report on human rights violations in the Philippines. The findings – which highlights escalating state-driven violence – are deeply alarming and demand urgent attention. The report is the second in a series of three…
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Voices at risk – women human rights defenders #16StoriesofCourage
December 3, 2021
Women human rights defenders and peace activists are being criminalized, attacked and murdered in the Philippines in the government’s “war on terror” which has become a war against its own people. In August, Zara Alvarez, a well-known human rights defender…
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Closer together with our global partners
March 30, 2020
“Caremongering” is a new word and one we hope becomes part of our lexicon as the world unfolds, we hope, towards the creation of more equitable, just, resilient and sustainable societies here at home and for our global partners. Yet, the word, “home” is a curious one. The virus reminds us of many things. One…
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Raising her voice: KAIROS calls on Canada to include grassroots women’s organizations in peace building policies and practice
October 8, 2019
This article was written by Kirsten Van Houten, Global Partnerships Coordinator @Kirsten Explores and Rachel Warden Partnerships Manager, KAIROS Canada @kairoscanada and published as a part of #WPSAdvice series on Oct. 6 on Women, Peace and Security-Network. A recent visit with our partners…
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An Article on Living Courage by delegate Vernie Yocogan-Diano
November 18, 2011
Living Women’s Courage Against Extractive Industries and for Rights By Vernie Yocogan-Diano Cordillera Women’s Education Action Research Center cwearc09@gmail.com 11 November 2011 On the launching of the Canadian Tourism and Hospitality Center on 6 November 2011, Canadian Ambassador Christopher Thornlay…
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KAIROS leads Philippines Learning Tour to Mindanao communities impacted by Canadian mining
July 15, 2014
Toronto, ON – KAIROS Canada is organizing a tour to the Philippines to learn more about how Canadian mining operations are impacting communities in that country. Ten representatives from KAIROS, the United Church of Canada, the Christian Reformed Church in…
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Letter of solidarity to partners after the elections in the Philippines
May 16, 2022
KAIROS and the United Church of Canada have written an ecumenical letter to partners in the Philippines expressing solidarity, witness and support in the aftermath of the presidential and vice-presidential elections on May 9. Our partners, including the National Council…
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Raising concerns about ongoing human rights violations in the Philippines
October 23, 2020
In solidarity with our partners in the Philippines, the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) and Ecumenical Voice for Human Rights and Peace in the Philippines ( EcuVoice), KAIROS, the United Church of Canada, and the Anglican Church of Canada have…
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In solidarity with organizations and activists in the Philippines
November 18, 2019
KAIROS has signed on to a joint letter from members of the Canadian Council for International Cooperation calling on the government of the Philippines to end the practice of red-tagging against human rights, environmental and humanitarian organisations. We signed this…
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OTTAWA: The War on Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines Roundtable
WHO: Indigenous Peoples from the Philippines (Lumad) will share their stories of resistance against Mining and other forms of development aggression and its devastating impacts on their communities. The Panel includes the following political, faith and Indigenous leaders: • Nenita…
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Take Action to ensure that Canadian funding to the Government of the Philippines does not harm human rights defenders.
June 15, 2023
KAIROS joins the United Church and a growing number of churches and civil society organizations in expressing grave concern that the Canadian government is inadvertently enabling continued attacks on human rights and human rights defenders by providing financial, programmatic, and…
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Canadian ecumenical response to attacks on the Lumad evacuees in Mindanao
February 3, 2020
KAIROS joins churches in Canada in signing the following ecumenical statement condemning the attacks against Indigenous Lumad evacuees at the United Church of Christ in the Philippines-Haran (UCCP-Haran) evacuation centre in Davao, Mindanao. In September 2019 KAIROS staff visited the…
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TVO’s “The Agenda” – Troubles with Mining Abroad
June 23, 2017
KAIROS recently supported a five-person delegation of political, faith and Indigenous leaders from the Philippines that toured across Canada from March 20 – April 9 under the banner “Our Land, Our Rights, Our Peace”. The delegates spoke about human rights…
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KAIROS Times: June 2017
June 20, 2017
Remembering John Dillon / Recordando a John Dillon Hundreds participated in largest KAIROS Blanket Exercise ever Seeds of truth: Reflection on the KAIROS Blanket Exercise Youth Exchange with Guatemala orientation Philippine delegates on TVO’s The Agenda KAIROS statement of solidarity…
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We owe it to Indigenous peoples everywhere – to support their call for “our land, our rights, our peace.”
April 20, 2017
Nenita Condez is small in stature and pregnant with her third child. She is also courageous and defiant. This tiny mother is leading her Subanen people in the struggle to defend their ancestral land in the southern Philippines, where a…
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Take action before Dec 30! Protect human rights defenders in the Philippines
December 2, 2020
There is less than a month left to sign! The petition ends on Dec 30, 2020. If you are a Canadian citizen, please sign and encourage others to do so as well. For more details on the petition. KAIROS encourages you…
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KAIROS signs Unity Statement calling on UN Human Rights Council to investigate rights violations in the Philippines
September 18, 2020
“We will bear witness, and we will keep watch.” This is the central message of the Unity Statement for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights in the Philippines, signed by KAIROS and several international church organizations and institutions. This statement supports the recommendations of the United Nations High…
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Support for the National Council of Churches in the Philippines and their Lenten Call
April 8, 2020
Care and compassion for the poor, do not arrest or shoot them “A systematic distribution of food and other assistance are imperative right now. Again, our Lenten call, test more people and help the poor, do not arrest or shoot them,” …
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À propos du premier rapport d’Investigate PH
March 24, 2021
La Coalition Internationale d’organisations civiles, politiques et juridiques (Investigate PH) qui a enquêté sur les violations des droits humains aux Philippines a finalement complété son premier rapport et l’a rendu public lors d’une cérémonie officielle tenue le 16 mars 2021. Ce rapport a dévoilé non seulement l’existence des cas…
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